Ecophysiology of forest and savanna vegetation

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 186, Issue , 2009, Pages 463-484

  Lloyd, J ^a   Goulden, M L ^b   Ometto, J P ^c   Patino S ^d   Fyllas, N M ^a   Quesada, C A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^d Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Amazonia   (Colombia)

^e Institito Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia ^*  (Brazil)

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DOI: 10.1029/2008GM000740     Document Type: Article

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